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Halloumi and Chickpea Shawarma Bowls

Name: Halloumi and Chickpea Shawarma Bowls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 300 g halloumi (sliced); 1 can chickpeas (drained); 280 g basmati rice; 1 cucumber (diced); 2 tomato (diced); 1 red onion (thinly sliced); 200 g greek yogurt; 1 lemon (zested); 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 bunch parsley (chopped)

45 min ·

Crisp halloumi, spiced chickpeas, and fluffy rice with a bright lemon-yogurt drizzle.

Ingredients

12 items

300 ghalloumisliced
1 canchickpeasdrained
280 gbasmati rice
1cucumberdiced
2tomatodiced
1red onionthinly sliced
200 ggreek yogurt
1lemonzested
1 tspground cumin
1 tspsmoked paprika
1 tbspolive oil
1 bunchparsleychopped

Method

4 steps

Step 1. Cook rice and season chickpeas: Cook rice according to packet instructions. Toss chickpeas with cumin, smoked paprika, and half the olive oil.
Step 2. Crisp halloumi and chickpeas: Fry halloumi slices in a hot pan until golden on both sides. In the same pan, cook spiced chickpeas for 4-5 minutes until lightly crisp.
Step 3. Prepare bowl elements: Mix yogurt with lemon zest and juice for a sharp drizzle. Combine cucumber, tomato, red onion, and parsley for a fresh salad.
Step 4. Assemble: Build bowls with rice, salad, chickpeas, and halloumi, then spoon over lemon yogurt.